Fish stringing device



1950 c. s. WILLIAMSON 2,519,528

FISH STRINGING DEVICE Filed 001;. 11, 1945 Patented Aug. 22, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFF ICE EFISH S 'PRINGIPIG BEVI'G'E Carl SaWilliamson, Ora'ngeburg, S. G. Applicationliiotbbei' 11, 1945,seria'1 No."62i;801

:4 Claims. (C121 224 7 My invention relates to dish stringing devices. An-important object-of theinvention isto-pro- -vide a deviceof the above-mentioned character which will permit the being removed :from

the stringing element by passing the same irom the tree end of the stringing element.

n furtherobj ect of the invention is to provide anevioe of the -above mentioned character which will eliminate the necessity of moving the .Jfish upwarmyupon the stringing emmont. prior to- =their removal from such Stringing elernent.

h-further object of the invention i is to provide means for holding the stringing element or line agairist-turni-ng' in the inouth or the when the stop or keeper is being removed.

A further object of theinvehtion iste provide a-scalin'g-devioe carried by the removable stop or keeper.

A further object of theinvention is to provide :a pin :or threading element to :pass the line through the mouth of the fish and which is rovided with:a:c1ip fordetachable holding engagement with the line of stringing element, so that the line'may be looped about a stationary object "and properlysecured thereto,

. A further objectof "the invention is tfo'tprovide .a device "of the above-'rnentioned chara'cterwhich .is simp1ein construction and cheap 'to manu- 'facture.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be ap arent duringthe course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing's 'forming a part of this application, and .in which like numerals are employed, to designate like partsthroughout the same,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fish stringing device embodying my invention and shown in use,

Figure 2 is a similar view of the device, not in use,

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the keeper or stop element and associated elements,

Figure 4 is a side elevation of the keeper or stop and associated elements, parts in section, and

iieiiibl'e stringing eleme'ntaor line, preferably in the fer in or a I 'cord.

The h ume'r'al l I 'desi'gnates a coupling .provided "Witt-1' 2, tube or s'ocket 12, preferably formed integral therewith. This tube receives one end of the lin'e Im-andtne tube is then squeez'edupon "the line to have positive clamping engagement there- -wi th, so that the linecannotbe withdrawn from the tube. The coupling I I hasan extension or shank I3 which is square orpolygonal in crosssection. The shank I3 iszreduced'with respect to the coupling II forming astop shoulder I4. The

shank has a cylindrical screw-threaded portion I5, for receiving a winged nut I 6, as shown.

Adapted for coactionwith the coupling II is a keeper or stop IT, in the form of a fiat, rigid bar. This bar is provided at its transverse and 1ongitudinal centers with'an opening I8, which :is square,- for receiving the shank l3. This square opening :holds the coupling I-I against turning movement with respect to the bar 11, when the winged nut is turned upon the screw threaded :portion I-5.

'At'one'end, the bar I1 is bent to provide a laterally extending angular portion I9, which is disposed .at an angle of 45 with relation to the "bar IT. A metal'crown cap 20 is mounted upon the=outer face of the-angular-extension l9 and is detachablysecured thereto by a screw 2I or the like, carrying a washer 22.- This crown cap faces away from theangular extension. The crown cap'isused as a scaling element-to scale the fish.

The numeral 23 designates a threading elemen-t or pinyhaving a flattened portion :24, carrying atubeor socket 25. This tube or socketreceives the opposite end of the line It and is squeezed or collapsed upon the line to have clamping engagement therewith so that the line cannot be removed from the tube. Arranged in opposed relation to the flattened portion 24, and extending longitudinally thereof, is a resilient clip 26, one end of which is rigidly attached to the pin 23 by a rivet 21 or the like. The free end of the clip is bent or curved longitudinally as shown at 28, so that a portion of the line H] may be readily passed between the resilient clip and the fiat portion 24 of the pin.

In use, the keeper or bar I! is secured to the coupling II, and the crown cap scaling element is carried by the bar IT. The pin 23 is employed to thread the line I0 through the mouth of each fish and the fish slide down the line Ill and the lowermost fish engages the bar IT. The fish may be placed in the water and the pin 23 may be forced into the ground, or the line I! may be se cured to a stationary object by passing or looping the line about such object, and then passing a portion of the line between the resilient clip 26 and the flat portion 25. The resilient clip securely clamps the line to the flat portion 24 against slipping. This use is illustrated in Figure 1. When it is desired to remove the fish from the line, it is not necessary to slide some or all of the fish up or back upon the line. The user will then hold the bar I! in one hand and turn the wing nut by the other hand, unscrewing the same from the screw-threaded portion I5. The fish may then be removed from the free or lower end of the line. After the barll has been removed from the shank I3, the bar may be used as a handle to manipulate the crown cap 2 in scaling the fish. This crown cap may be removed from the bar to clean the same.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention hereinbefore described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and that various I claim is:

1. A fish stringing device, comprising a line, a coupling secured to the line, the coupling having a shank which is polygonal in cross section and a stop shoulder adjacent to the shank, said shank having a screw threaded portion, a bar having an opening between its ends and formed polygonal to receive the shank and hold it, againstturning movement with respect to the bar, the bar engaging against the stop shoulder, and a nut carried by the screw-threaded portion to clamp the bar against the stop shoulder.

2. A fish stringing device, comprising a line, a coupling secured to the line and having a shank which is polygonal in cross section and a stop shoulder adjacent to the shank, said shank having a screw-threaded portion, a keeper having a polygonal opening between its ends to receive the shank and hold it against turning movement with respect to the keeper, the keeper being adapted to engage the stop shoulder, a nut carried by the screw-threaded portion to clamp the keeper against the stop shoulder, and a pin secured to the opposite end of the line.

3. A fish stringing device, comprising a line, a pin secured to one end of the line, a resilient clip mounted upon the pin near-the longitudinal center of the pin, the pin extending forwardly and rearwardly of the resilient clip for substantial distances, the clip extending longitudinally of the pin and having its forward end attached to the pin and held close to the pin and facing the forward end of the pin, the resilient clip having its rear end laterally outwardly inclined with respect to the pin and projecting toward the rear end of the pin, the clip serving to clamp a portion of the line to the pin, the portion of the pin to the rear of the clip being permanently secured to one end of the line, a coupling element secured to the opposite end of the line, and a keeper detachably connected to said coupling element.

4. A fish string device, comprising a line, a pin secured to one end of the line, the pin having a longitudinal recess in its side between its forward and rear ends, said recess forming an intermediate reduced portion, the pin extending forwardly and rearwardly of the intermediate reduced portion for substantial distances, a resilient clip mounted upon the pin adjacent to the reduced portion and disposed within the recess, the clip extending longitudinally of the pin and having its forward end attached to the pin and held close thereto and facing the forward'end of the pin, the resilient clip having its rear end bent laterally outwardly and inclined with respect to the pin and projecting toward the rear end of the pin, the outer sides of the resilient clip being in substantial aligmnent with the side of the pin forwardly and rearwardly of the intermediate reduced portion for producing a slender construction, the clip serving to clamp a portion of the line to the pin, the portion of the pin to the rear of the clip being permanently secured to one end of the line, a coupling element secured to the opposite end of the line, and a keeper detachably connected to said coupling element.

CARL S. WILLIAMSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS OTHER REFERENCES Modern Mechanix and Invention, page 77, Nov. 1933. 

